Originally Posted by
NickB
No, they are not. They can be (and are) freely used in the UK but that does not make them "legal tender". In any event, they do not have to be accepted by a shop (or anyone) if they do not want to although in practice they are almost universally accepted (unlike Northern Irish banknotes which are sometimes frowned upon in England).
So they can be illegally tendered in the UK?
If you're trying to use a restricted definition of "legal tender" as defined by law in one jurisdiction, I'm not going to take issue with it.
Apparently sometimes we speak one language separated by an ocean.
Originally Posted by
Gaucho100K
The Hyatt will take Pesos, and they will convert a US$ quoted rate at the official exchange rate, but you will have to go trade your Dollars elsewhere as I don't think they will take your US$ cash as the blue rate.
That (i.e., convert a US$ quoted rate at the official exchange rate) aligns with what I've done there and will do again. Do any of the major chain hotels there follow a different practice in this regard that would disrupt this path for visitors to reduce hotel costs?